If you can hear audio, it means the computer is running ok.ĭ. This will only happen if the CD is set to Auto Run. Insert a music CD into its drive and check if you can hear audio. Swap the monitor with another if you have an extra one at home.Ĭ. Get the manual for the monitor to find out what these colors mean.ī.
Check if the monitor light is green, orange, yellow or red. If you have just installed the computer and nothing seems to work, it could a bad monitor or a low power supply.Ī.
If it was a problem of overheating, the computer screen should now show the system booting normally.ģ. After a pause of 15 - 30 minutes, restart the monitor and then the computer.ĭ. Turn on the air-conditioning and install an additional fan in the room if possibleĬ. Follow these procedures to see if that is the problem.ī. So they have reduced the power of these fans that are used to cool the hardware. Now the manufacturers assume that computers sit in air-conditioned comfort all day. In older computers, the fans were very powerful (remember the loud computers of yesteryears?). A component in the computer (such as a graphics card) may have overheated. After the above checks, restart the computer and see if it is okay.Ģ. If the keyboard is not connected or if it has just been hosed, or if the computer restart has not initialized the keyboard before it stopped and gave you the blank screen, then your none of the keys work!Į.
Check that there is a connection between the keyboard and the computer. Check the power supply to the monitor and the cables connecting the monitor to the computer.ĭ.
Wiggle the mouse or press ENTER on the keyboard and watch the display screen.Ĭ. Power cycle the monitor (turn OFF and then ON) and wait for a minute or two to see if screen lights up.ī. Or maybe the system has gone into power conserving mode. This could happen at any time during the lifecycle of the computer. The monitor is turned OFF or the cables are disconnected.